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The organizer of Thursday's Groundhog Day event in Val-d'Espoir announced the sombre news following some 40 minutes of festivities, including music and dancing. 'Fred the Groundhog') is a groundhog located in Val-d'Espoir near Percé, Quebec, whose behaviour is used to predict weather on Groundhog Day. [1] Fred is the official groundhog of Quebec for Groundhog Day predictions. [2] The name "Fred la marmotte" is passed to a succession of groundhogs, that are replaced as they retire or die. [3] Fred la Marmotte, Quebec’s beloved groundhog who predicted whether spring would come early, was found dead early Thursday, just hours before he was supposed to perform his annual ritual. The Groundhog Day event in Val-d'Espoir, Quebec in eastern Canada began Thursday morning with music and dancing, but as it came closer for Fred to make his weather prediction, Quebec's furry forecaster, Fred la Marmotte died during hibernation before he was able to deliver his Feb. 2, 2023 prediction for Groundhog Day. Sudden death of Quebec's Fred la marmotte casts a shadow on Groundhog Day It was Fred's first prediction ever. His predecessor, little Fred, was discovered dead last year and town officials Organizers of the Groundhog Day event in Val-d'Espoir, Quebec, broke the news of Fred’s demise to the crowd on Feb. 2. Event organizer Roberto Blondin said he discovered Fred dead the night Organizers of a Groundhog Day event in Quebec had to use a stuffed toy groundhog stand-in after the live groundhog was found dead. The Canadian groundhog known as Fred la Marmotte was found dead The turn of events in Quebec recalls Groundhog Days gone by. On Groundhog Day 1999, children burst into tears when Wiarton Willie’s handlers announced the groundhog had died two days before. In his place, a white groundhog they claimed to be Willie was brought out in a tiny pine coffin, holding a carrot. Quebec's beloved groundhog, Fred la Marmotte, died just before he could predict when winter will end at a Canadian city's Groundhog Day celebration, according to multiple reports. Advertisement About Fred. Fred la marmotte is a prognosticating Quebecois groundhog from Val-d’Espoir in the Gaspésie, Quebec. While a previous Fred unexpectedly resigned in 2023, in 2024 we were introduced to “the new Fred,” who (it is claimed) is “better than any other groundhog.” Groundhog Day (Pennsylvania German: Grund'sau dåk, [101] was the representative forecaster for the province of Quebec from 2009 until his death in 2023. Groundhog Day 2023: Fred La Marmotte Passes Away. Unfortunately, in a tiny town in eastern Quebec, Canada, their famous groundhog named "Fred la marmotte" (French for groundhog) unexpectedly The Quebec rodent whose job it was to predict whether spring would arrive early, Fred la Marmotte, died the day before Groundhog Day.Subscribe to CTV News to Groundhog Day in Quebec took a grim turn when the province’s beloved furry oracle, Fred la Marmotte, was found dead hours before he was expected to make his Quebec’s Groundhog Day Festivities Went Sideways Fast When The Groundhog Turned Up Dead. Mike Redmond Contributing Writer Twitter. February 2, 2023. We can expect another cold night into Sunday, with the low close to -20C in Montreal. Another storm system arrives on Groundhog Day Sunday, with more snow forecast. The organizer of Thursday's Groundhog Day event in Val-d'Espoir announced the sombre news following some 40 minutes of festivities, including music and dancing. "In life, the only thing that's certain is that nothing is certain," said a serious Roberto Blondin in front of a crowd of awaiting spectators. "Well, this year it's true. Groundhog Day Celebrations occuring in 2025. Quebec G0C 3G0: View: Patty Pagoda: Groundhog mascot: 02/02/25: 7:00am EST: Reading Pagoda parking lot: 98 Duryea Dr The new groundhog was adopted from a litter over a year ago and has been trained to be less fearful of human contact, Blondin explains. Feb. 2 is Groundhog Day, when groundhogs from across Canada and the United States are called upon to come forward and give their verdict on the arrival of spring.
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